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Pte. Alexander Ogston Ferguson
British Army 1st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Jarrow
(d.20th Aug 1916)
Alexander Ogston Ferguson, enlisted Newcastle and served with 1st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps and died age 25 on the 20th August 1916. He is buried ay Heilly Station Cemetery Mericourt - L'abbe. and also commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.
Alexander was born and lived in Jarrow, son of Alexander Ogston M. and Isabella Ferguson (nee Gibson) of 1 Hurworth Place Jarrow. Husband of Mary Brown Ferguson (nee Young) of 3 Hurworth Place Jarrow. In the 1911 Census the family lived at 1 Hurworth Place, Jarrow. Alexander Ogston Ferguson age 49 Elementary Teacher (Urban District Council) born Aberdeen, (married 30 years, children born 9, children living 7, children died 2), Isabella Ferguson wife age 48 born France, James Ferguson son age 29 Blacksmiths hammer driver in shipyard born Newcastle, Alexander Ferguson son age 20 Boilermakers labourer born Newcastle, Frances Ferguson daughter age 16 born Jarrow and David Ferguson son age 13 at school, born Jarrow.
